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IVI. HUBBELL.

DOLL.

,APPLICATION FILED JAN. sz.

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MARIAN HUBBELL, OF VEBONA, NEW JEBSEY, ASSIGNOE TO 1NILLIAM B. PEIRCE, NORTH TONA'WANDA, NEW YOEK.

DOLL.

Application filed January 14, 1921. Serial No. 437,194.

flat, which doll shall hare not only a front view but also an effective rear view.

lt ma.)v be noted that a flat paper doll n'inted on but one side and equipped with a small. cas-el or equivalent construction at the rear thereof, by virtue of which. it can stand. lacks solidity of appearance, and, moreorer, has no effective top View nor rear view.

;"mcorrli'ng to one feature of my invention, the doll is composed of two main sheet elements. the front of the doll being' pictured on the outer surface of one of said sheet elements and the back of the. doll on the outer surface of the other sheet element.

lh'eferabl)v these main sheets are connected and closed in entirelyv across one end and this is the end where the head. of the doll is pictnL-ed. Suitahle spacinp: elements are. interposed betweei' the main sheets and. preferabl.v these are in the form of longitudinally foldable or bellows elements connecting' and rlosing' in the f edges of the main sheets. The;v ean be spread apart to enable the doll to stand, or may be folded between said main sheet elements when the doll is to be laid flat. Ri' this arrangement. afford a norn'ally flat doll adapted to stand alone without the use of unsie'htly siniportingi` props, and having' equally effective top, rear and fax-o vic ts, whether stan/ ,q or lying. lily ronpletelj; closing' in the sides and one end. the main sheets are bracc'l ajart and stiffeued when in the open position, and theyv form a solid appearing' square headed. doll. lfnrthermore. the device as a whole forms a complete envelope. so that the doll can be stuffed. if desired, or the envelope can be used as a bau' for storing' or transporting dry materials.

ln the acccmpanying' drawings in Which is ;hown one of various possible embodiments o., ;he several, features of the invention,

Fig. l is a perspective View of the doll lying' flat on its back,

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l showing the doll lying` Hat upon its face, i

Fig. 3 is a face View of the doll standin ;I up, C Fig. 4: is a rear View of the doll standing' up,y

Fig. is a top view of the doll in standinn' position,

Fig. 6 is a transverse Sectional View of the doll in standing' position, and;

Fig. 7 is a transverse Sectional View of the doll in flattened position,

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several Views of the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings, I have shown a doll comprisine` a front sheet element l preferably rectangular in form and a similar rectangular rear sheet element 2.

llpon the outer or front surface of the front element is pictured the face View 3 of a doll and upon the outer or rear surface of the rear element 2 is represented the rear View 4: of the said doll. ln the preferred embodiment, the doll has ;generally square form. the picture covering the entire upper portions of the sheet elements as shown.

ln order to enable the doll to stand, the front element l and the rear elementl 2 are preferably arranged to be spaced from each other, particularly near their bottoms. Broadly, any appropriate spacing means may be employed which is entirely disposed between the front and rear faces and does not extend through either said face and which is adapted either to be fiattened, tuclred or collapsed between said elements when the doll is to be placed in flat position for laying' upon a support or storing' away.

ln the preferred embodiment. the lateral edges and of the front and rear sheet elements are connected by a spacer element 7 of paper or similar material extending'the hei qht of the doll and havingy a central longitudinal fold 8 extending' inwardly. rl`he opposite edges and 10 of the sheet elements are similarly connected by spacer element ll having a similar fold 12 extending' i-nwardly.

Thus, it will be seen that When the sheet elements are distended as best indicated in 6, the doll Will stand erect, and when the two sheet elements are brought together by tucliing the spacer elements inwardly as shown in Fig. 7 the doll. will be flat.

In the specific embodiment shown in the drawings, tle doll. is formed of a single blank, the longitudinal edges of which are secured together as at 13, forn'ing atube which is folded as will be best seen in *Figs 6 and 7, to provide two opposite rectangular faces and infolded sides. In quantity production, tubes of this construction and of indefinite length would be fed from rolls through printing rollers and the face and rear of the doll printed on the opposite sides thereof, whereupon the individual doll lengths would be cut oil' the tube.

Thereafter, the head end of the tube, that is, the end at which the head of the doll appears would be folded transversely to provide a short fiap 14 folded rearwardly from the front and secured preferably by pasting to the rear surface. It will be understood that the hair of the doll would preferably extend substantially to the eX- treme ends of the opposite sides of the blank length, so that when the fiap 111- is folded over, the rear of the doll will show a continuous body of hair as indicated in the drawings, the top of the doll head being thus continuous as best shown in Fig. 5.

It will be seen that when the doll is distended as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, it Will stand in stable and erect position upon its open end and will provide not only an effective front view but an equally effective rear view, and whether viewed from the front or the rear no unsightly props of any sort will be apparent. Moreover, the rearward slope of the upper part of the head as at 16 affords a' peculiarly effective solidity of appearance. p

VVhen the doll is to be laid clown or to be stored away, the spacing members are merely folded inwardly as shown and the doll will be flat as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In this case also, it will be equally effective whether laid upon its front. or rear.

It will be apparent that the construction of doll described can be made of paper or any other fabric sufiiciently stiff to enable it to stand erect, also that the front or rear or both may be made of cardboard, wood or sheet metal. Bags may be inserted into the open end of the doll, if desired, to give it .mass and volume. It will be obvious that when shifting is used stiffness is not necessary and. cloth may be used either alone or combined with paper as the material for the envelope.

The invention may, if desired, be carried out by the use of the ordinary square bottom bags used. by tradesmen generally, the

tied therefrom can be used as a doll subst antially in the manner above described. In the common square bag` construction the free end of one face and the tucked-in sides are generally made to extend somewhat beyond the other face. The doll made from this type of bag will, therefore, stand upon three sides, that is, upon one of the faces and the two distended sides. I

It will be obvious that instead of dolls, animals, buildings or any other representations likely to be attractive to children may be shown.

It will be obvious that the pictures representing' the back and front of the doll or other object may be fully printed in as indicated in the drawings, or the picture may be, to any desired extent, reduced to outline which may be filled in by water color or other paints in the hands of children or other users.

I claim l1. An article of the character described, comprising in combination, a rectangular tube having collapsible bellows sides, one end of said tube having a transverse fold, providing` a flap overlapping the end of a face of said tube and secured thereto, the

front view of a cloll being pictured upon i one side of the flattened tube and the rear view of the doll upon the other side thereof, whereby upon distending the open end of said tube, the normally fiat doll can be stood in erect position.

2. An article of the ,character described, comprising in combination, a rectangular tube having collapsible sides, one end of said tube having a transverse fold eXtend-` ing the entire width thereof and providing a fiap overlapping the end of a face of said tube and secured thereto, the front view of a doll being` pictured upon one side of the flattened tube, the head thereof covering substantially the entire upper end of said side, .the rear view of the doll being pictured upon the opposite side of the tube, whereby upon distending the open end of said tube, the normally flat doll can be stood in erect position, and the top of the head corresponding to the closed end will slope rearwardly affording solidity of appearalice.

signed at llVlontcla-ir, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, this 12th day of January A. D. 1921.

naman HUBBELL. 

